Editing Moldy Dwarf Bulborb

{{game icons|p4=y}}
{{infobox enemy
|pikmin4     = y
|image       = Moldy Dwarf Bulborb P4 icon.png
|icon        = Moldy Dwarf Bulborb P4 icon.png
|size        = 256px
|name        = Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis hostus
|family      = Sporovid
|areas       = [[Primordial Thicket]] ([[Story Mode]] and [[Night expedition|night]])
|underground = [[Engulfed Castle]], [[Doppelgänger's Den]], [[Cavern for a King]]
|dandori_c = [[Toggle Training]], [[Oasis of Order]], [[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
|dandori_b = [[Final Battle]]
|attacks = Eat Pikmin, emits poison
}}

The '''Moldy Dwarf Bulborb''' ({{j|カビコチャッピー|Kabi Ko Chappī|Mold Small Chappy}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{p4}}. It is the body of a [[Dwarf Bulborb (disambiguation)|Dwarf Bulborb]] being controlled by a parasitic [[Toxstool]]. As the parasite has full control over the host's body, it is classified as being a member of the [[sporovid family]] rather than the [[grub-dog family]]. It acts similar to a typical dwarf bulborb of any variety, but differ as they expel [[poison|poisonous]] gas from their backs which are harmful to non-[[White Pikmin]]. If killed, they can be [[revival|revived]] by the [[Toxstool]]. The same parasite species also infects the [[Moldy Slooch]]. This creature, alongside the Moldy Slooch, can eat White Pikmin without being poisoned.

==Stats==
{{enemy stats
|weight4 = 3
|carriers4 = 6
|seeds4 = 3 (0 [[glow pellet]]s)
|value4 = 3
|hp4 = 150   
|regen4 = Unknown
}}

== Behavior ==
{{game help|p4|Describe its behavior when it sees Pikmin, when it attacks, when it shakes, when it loses interest, etc.}}
The Moldy Dwarf Bulborb behaves similarly to Dwarf Bulborbs idling and pacing around until engaged in combat. Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs are thought to have a larger detection radius, which is something not truly confirmed, more health points and a more aggressive disposition. Unlike Dwarf Bulborbs, Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs can't be one-shot with a direct strike to their back and instead stagger, spew toxic spores and take a chunk of damage.

Toxstools can revive Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs by pathing to them and spewing spores over them.

==Appearance==
{{game help|p4|Describe the appearance of the creature and, if it applies, how it compares to similar creatures.}}
The Moldy Dwarf Bulborb is identical in size and shape to a Dwarf Bulborb, barring the clusters of fungi on its body. Its face is a light stone blue, its hindquarters turquoise, and its spots white. The sky-blue fungal mass is nearly the size and span of the Dwarf Bulborb host and it wobbles and sways as the host moves. Direct strikes to the back of the Moldy Dwarf Bulborb squash the fungal clusters and expel clouds of toxic spores.

The Moldy Dwarf Bulborb is implied to be close to death (if not actually dead) in Olimar's log, and its turquoise pallor and black eyes are likely a product of fungal colonization and decomposition.

== Locations ==
*[[Primordial Thicket]]
*[[Engulfed Castle]]
*[[Doppelgänger's Den]]
*[[Trial of the Sage Leaf]]
*[[Cavern for a King]]

== Strategy ==
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{{game help|p4|Add a guide on how to beat it.}}
The Moldy Dwarf Bulborb can be taken care of by throwing [[White Pikmin]] on its back and repeatedly stun-locking it. Any color of Pikmin will deal contact damage and stagger it, but with the risk of scattering or losing Pikmin due to the spores released on a direct hit. If the player does not have White Pikmin, it is better to simply have the Pikmin charge at the enemy, as it will not release poison if engaged in that way. Alternatively, [[Oatchi]] can make short work of them provided he's equipped with the {{oatchi|Sniff Saver}}, either biting them or flattening them with a charge.

== Notes ==
=== Dalmo's notes ===
{{transcript|Picture this scenario: like this poor darling, you're conscious but no longer in control of your own body. Someone or something else has taken you over. A horrifying concept, isn't it? But what if the thing controlling you couldn't live if it didn't do that? Sometimes it's simply a matter of survival.|block=y}}

===Olimar's notes===
{{transcript|This is an example of a young Bulborb body that's been infected by fungal filaments. Now a host, it unconsciously continues to seek out and ingest food, all the while scattering large amounts of spores out of the spore sacs on its back until it can no longer move.

After all host-body activity ceases, the specimen mutates into a fungal culture that will eventually become a juvenile Toxstool.|block=y}}

===Louie's notes===
{{transcript|Tastes best if eaten just before the meat spoils. Once all the mold has been removed, enjoy a unique flavor reminiscent of dry-aged meat.|block=y}}

== Naming ==
{{see more|Sporovid#Naming}}
{{naming
|common     = Moldy Dwarf Bulborb. Mold is a type of invasive fungus.
|jpcommon   = {{j|カビコチャッピー|Kabi Ko Chappī|Mold Small Chappy}}. "Small Chappy" is Japanese for the Dwarf Bulborb and "Kabi" means mold, referring to how the mold is infecting the Dwarf Bulborb.
|jpname     = {{j|ボケナメコモドキとその宿主|Boke Nameko Modoki To Sono Shukushu|''[[Toxstool|Pseudo-Stupid Nameko]]'' and its host}}. It refers to how it is a host for the Toxstool.
|scientific = ''Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis hostus''. ''Parasitus pseudofungi elasticis'' is the scientific name of the [[Toxstool]], with the added ''hostus'' to signify that these species chooses a "host" body to control.
|internal   = <code>KINOKOCHAPPY</code>. "Chappy" is Japanese for Bulborb, referring to how it's an infected Dwarf Bulborb. "Kinoko" means mushroom, referring to how it is infected by the Toxstool's spores.
}}

=== Names in other languages ===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = カビコチャッピー
|JapR = Kabi Ko Chappī
|JapM = Mold [[Dwarf Bulborb|Small Chappy]]
|ChiTrad  = 黴菌小恰比
|ChiTradR = Méijūn Xiǎo Qiàbǐ
|ChiTradM = Mold Small Chappy
|ChiSimp  = 霉菌小恰比
|ChiSimpR = Méijūn Xiǎo Qiàbǐ
|ChiSimpM = Mold Small Chappy
|Dut  = Schimmeldwergbulborb
|DutM = Mold dwarf bulborb
|Fra  = Sporobulborbe nain
|FraM = Dwarf Sporobulborb
|Ger  = Giftiger Zwerg-Punktkäfer
|GerM = Toxic Dwarf Bulborb
|Ita  = Coleto nano sporico
|ItaM = Dwarf bulborbsporic
|ItaN = "Coleto" may come from "boletus" (Latin for mushroom), as a bulborb's spots resemble those found on certain mushrooms
|Kor  = 곰팡이꼬마차피
|KorR = Gompang'i-Kkoma-Chapi
|KorM = Mold Small Chappy
|Spa  = Bulbo mohoso enano
|SpaM = Dwarf moldy bulborb
|Por  = Bulbolho-anão mofado
|PorM = Moldy dwarf bulborb
|notes = y
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb - Group photo.jpg|A group of Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs.
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb eating.jpg|Some Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs eating [[Pikpik carrot]]s.
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb corpse.jpg|A defeated Moldy Dwarf Bulborb in the [[Piklopedia (Pikmin 4)|Piklopedia]].
P4 Dead Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs.jpg|Five defeated Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs in the Piklopedia.
P4 Moldy Dwarf Bulborb Close-Up.jpg|A Moldy Dwarf Bulborb in the [[Engulfed Castle]].
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb Sticky Mold.jpg|A Moldy Dwarf Bulborb on some [[sticky mold]].
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb Self Defence.jpg|A Moldy Dwarf Bulborb expelling poison gas.
P4 Moldy Dwarf Bulborb Revival.jpg|A Moldy Dwarf Bulborb being revived by a [[Toxstool]].
P4 Two Moldy Dwarves.jpg|Two Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs in [[Primordial Thicket]].
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb P4 Eats White.jpg|A Moldy Dwarf Bulborb eating a White Pikmin.
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb P4 Conga Line.jpg|Three Moldy Dwarf Bulborbs at night.
Moldy Dwarf Bulborb P4 Doppelgangers Den.jpg|A Moldy Dwarf Bulborb under the [[Life Controller]].
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
*Olimar's notes classify the fungal host body as that of a [[Grub-dog family|"young Bulborb"]], rather than that of a [[Breadbug family|Breadbug mimic]] like the [[Dwarf Bulborb]]. This is possibly a [[mistake]], as the host body features multiple traits (short snout, fewer spots) that are consistent with that of a Breadbug mimic. Notably, the [[Dwarf Frosty Bulborb]] is both considered an actual Bulborb and has these characteristics.

== See also ==
*[[Moldy Slooch]]
*[[Toxstool]]

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[[Category:Pikmin-eating enemies]]
[[Category:Poison enemies]]
[[Category:Reviving enemies]]
[[Category:Primordial Thicket]]
[[Category:Engulfed Castle]]
[[Category:Doppelgänger's Den]]
[[Category:Cavern for a King]]
[[Category:Dandori Challenge]]
[[Category:Dandori Battle]]
[[Category:Trial of the Sage Leaf]]